Kyle McCord started slow but made plenty of improvement while passing for a career-high 320 yards in Ohio State's fifth win of the season over Maryland.
After completing only 2-of-7 passes for 14 yards in the first quarter, including just one of his first five passes of the game, McCord improved as the game went on. Just like when he stepped up when Ohio State needed him to late in the game at Notre Dame two weeks prior, he did so again Saturday afternoon in Ohio Stadium. With the Buckeyes holding a 20-17 lead entering the fourth quarter, McCord completed 8-of-9 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns in the final quarter of the game.
“Early on I missed some opportunities or just saw it a second late,” McCord said after the Maryland win. “That’s nobody else but myself. Some areas I’ll have to continue to grow on and continue to find ways to start fast. Because if we can replicate what we did in the second half but just do that in the first half, I think that’s a completely different game.
McCord's 81.9 QBR was the second-best in the Big Ten in Week 6 behind only Michigan's J.J. McCarthy. That said, it was his second-lowest of the season, ahead of only his 69.8 QBR performance in the season opener at Indiana. His 181.0 passer rating was his third-best mark of the season, though. McCord was more aggressive throwing the ball down the field vs. Maryland than he was in previous games, though. Some fans and analysts have made the argument that McCord has looked to check down too often, as 20 of his first 113 passes through the first four games of the season were thrown behind the line of scrimmage. Against the Terrapins, he threw just four of his 29 total attempts in that area.
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